(235) Carolina
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Asteroid (235) Carolina |
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| Properties of the orbit ( animation ) | |
| Orbit type | Outer main belt |
| Major semi-axis | 2.883 AU |
| eccentricity | 0.062 |
| Perihelion - aphelion | 2.703 AU - 3.063 AU |
| Inclination of the orbit plane | 9 ° |
| Length of the ascending node | 66.1 ° |
| Argument of the periapsis | 211.5 ° |
| Time of passage of the perihelion | April 19, 2009 |
| Sidereal period | 4 a 327 d |
| Mean orbital velocity | 17.5 km / s |
| Physical Properties | |
| Medium diameter | 58 km |
| Albedo | 0.1580 |
| Rotation period | 17 h 37 min |
| Absolute brightness | 8.82 likes |
| Spectral class | S. |
| history | |
| Explorer | Johann Palisa |
| Date of discovery | November 28, 1883 |
| Source: Unless otherwise stated, the data comes from JPL Small-Body Database Browser . The affiliation to an asteroid family is automatically determined from the AstDyS-2 database . Please also note the note on asteroid items. | |
(235) Carolina is an asteroid of the main asteroid belt , which on 28 November 1883 by Johann Palisa the Observatory of Wien was discovered. The name is derived from the Caroline Atoll , which today belongs to Kiribati .
Carolina moves at a distance of 2.7113 ( perihelion ) to 3.0545 ( aphelion ) astronomical units in 4.8950 years around the sun . The orbit is inclined 9.0263 ° to the ecliptic , the orbital eccentricity is 0.0595.
Carolina has a diameter of 58 kilometers. It has a relatively light surface with an albedo of 0.158. It rotates around its own axis in around 18 hours and 34 minutes.